Sterilization with electron beam irradiation influences the biomechanical properties and the early remodeling of tendon allografts for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 387-400

  Schmidt, Tanja ^a   Hoburg, Arnd ^a   Broziat, Christine ^a   Smith, Mark D ^b   Gohs, Uwe ^c   Pruss, Axel ^a   Scheffler, Sven ^d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DIZG Deutsches Institut für Zell und Gewebeersatz   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

^d Leibniz Institut of Polymer Research Dresden ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

ACLreplacement; Biomechanical testing; Electron beam; Remodeling; Soft tissue allografts; Tissue sterilization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; ELECTRON; FEMALE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; IONIZING RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA LIGAMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SHEEP; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; ELECTRONS; FEMALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RADIATION, IONIZING; SHEEP; STERILIZATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 84867212755     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-011-9289-6     Document Type: Article

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